Photo: TCP04 · CC BY 4.0How is Hawk Point run?
Hawk Point’s city government spent $210,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $293 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hawk Point is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $293 per resident a year, or $0.80 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$293 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Hawk Point’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($293 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $322, and the middle half spent $137–$618. Hawk Point spent less than 53% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($47,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hawk Point itself left out).
No trend yet
Hawk Point reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,237 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.85% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Hawk Point’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Hawk Point’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hawk Point →
Who’s in charge in Hawk Point
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hawk Point’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on hawkpointmo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 239 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (717).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Troy R-III School District
Hawk Point’s K–12 school district, shared with Fountain N' Lakes, Moscow Mills, Troy, Truxton. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,000 per pupil, $7,485 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Hawk Point’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hawk Point alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lincoln County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.4%24,866 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.5%6,908 votesOthers: 1.1% (359 votes).
Most votes in Lincoln County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Hawk Point lies in Lincoln County. Every 2024 race in Lincoln County is on the county’s page.
Lincoln County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Hawk Point.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: hawkpointmo.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Hawk Point’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hawk Point’s government
How much does Hawk Point spend per resident?
About $293 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $293 was less than 53% of 356 Missouri cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hawk Point?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,237 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.85% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see hawkpointmo.com.
Who runs Hawk Point’s government?
See hawkpointmo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hawk Point yet.
How did Hawk Point vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hawk Point alone. Lincoln County, where 100% of Hawk Point lies, voted Trump 77.4%, Harris 21.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hawk Point?
3 full-time and 13 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $19,984 (about $239,808 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hawk Point in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 40 (Chad Perkins). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Hawk Point’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →